Social Distancing Readathon #196 - December 15 - 17
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1SilverWolf28
Welcome to another readathon!
We generally run from Friday at 5 p.m. to Sunday at midnight in whatever time zone you choose, but feel free to start earlier on Friday and wrap up overnight Sunday/Monday, if that's what you want to do.
Here are some things to track throughout the weekend, if you choose:
Books read from:
Books finished:
Time reading:
Time posting:
Snacks:
Thoughts:
Non-book activities:
Total books finished:
Total read from:
Total time reading:
Who is participating -
1. SilverWolf (SilverWolf28) -- Tennessee, USA
We generally run from Friday at 5 p.m. to Sunday at midnight in whatever time zone you choose, but feel free to start earlier on Friday and wrap up overnight Sunday/Monday, if that's what you want to do.
Here are some things to track throughout the weekend, if you choose:
Books read from:
Books finished:
Time reading:
Time posting:
Snacks:
Thoughts:
Non-book activities:
Total books finished:
Total read from:
Total time reading:
Who is participating -
1. SilverWolf (SilverWolf28) -- Tennessee, USA
2SilverWolf28
Mom's doing very good. We're still having a massive amount of trouble with the insurance.
3benitastrnad
I will be participating but since I will be driving it will be mostly listening this weekend.
4fuzzi
>wonderful news about your mom!
Insurance sucks, I have been dealing with it with my dh's disability. Unreal.
I'm currently reading three books at the same time, not sure which one I'll be picking up this weekend.
Insurance sucks, I have been dealing with it with my dh's disability. Unreal.
I'm currently reading three books at the same time, not sure which one I'll be picking up this weekend.
5alcottacre
>2 SilverWolf28: Sorry to hear about the insurance issues and hope you can get them resolved quickly, Silver. I am very glad to hear that your mother is doing well.
If my CFS leaves me alone, I am in this weekend. Kerry is going to a Christmas dinner tomorrow and I will have several hours in which to read.
If my CFS leaves me alone, I am in this weekend. Kerry is going to a Christmas dinner tomorrow and I will have several hours in which to read.
6benitastrnad
Friday report
Books read from: Long Retreat: In Search of a Religious Life by Andrew Krivak. Last Collection by Jeanne Mackin. Doc by Mary Doria Russell. I am listening to Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Anne Shaffer and will start listening to Seveneves.
Books finished: Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows.
Book Thoughts: I finished the recorded version of Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society last night and really enjoyed this outstanding version of the novel. The narrators were all very good and the different voices added to the reading of the novel. I have had this book since 2008 and was never inspired to read it until a discussion over on Joe's thread about epistolary literary style came up. I have read a few books in this style and generally enjoyed them so I did a search of my LT database to see what I had that fell into that category. This title came up and since I was getting ready to start a new recorded book and my local library had a recorded copy on the shelves I grabbed it and finished it. It was good reading. Since I will be driving tomorrow I am going to start a 33 hour novel Seveneves by the sci/fi author Neal Stephenson. This will take me forth and back as a listening book and I am excited to get started on it.
Non-Book activities: Baked my last gingerbread cake this morning and will let it cool and glaze it later this afternoon. Got my Christmas letter to the printers and will pick it up tomorrow on my way out of town. Have my car at the shop getting the oil changed and will pack my suitcase later this afternoon. then I will head out for Kansas and Christmas with my mother. Neither of my sisters are going to be in Kansas so it will be a quiet Christmas for us. At least my mother will be home.
Time reading: 1 hour
Time posting:
Food: leftovers
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 376
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1069.5 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.
Books read from: Long Retreat: In Search of a Religious Life by Andrew Krivak. Last Collection by Jeanne Mackin. Doc by Mary Doria Russell. I am listening to Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Anne Shaffer and will start listening to Seveneves.
Books finished: Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows.
Book Thoughts: I finished the recorded version of Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society last night and really enjoyed this outstanding version of the novel. The narrators were all very good and the different voices added to the reading of the novel. I have had this book since 2008 and was never inspired to read it until a discussion over on Joe's thread about epistolary literary style came up. I have read a few books in this style and generally enjoyed them so I did a search of my LT database to see what I had that fell into that category. This title came up and since I was getting ready to start a new recorded book and my local library had a recorded copy on the shelves I grabbed it and finished it. It was good reading. Since I will be driving tomorrow I am going to start a 33 hour novel Seveneves by the sci/fi author Neal Stephenson. This will take me forth and back as a listening book and I am excited to get started on it.
Non-Book activities: Baked my last gingerbread cake this morning and will let it cool and glaze it later this afternoon. Got my Christmas letter to the printers and will pick it up tomorrow on my way out of town. Have my car at the shop getting the oil changed and will pack my suitcase later this afternoon. then I will head out for Kansas and Christmas with my mother. Neither of my sisters are going to be in Kansas so it will be a quiet Christmas for us. At least my mother will be home.
Time reading: 1 hour
Time posting:
Food: leftovers
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 376
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1069.5 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.
7ChrisG1
I'm in, although it may be a fairly light reading weekend, with family visiting for holiday gatherings. Currently reading Darknesses by L.E. Modesitt.
8alcottacre
Friday Night Update:
Books read from: Longbourn by Jo Baker (audiobook), The Confidence Men by Margalit Fox, We Are at War by Simon Garfield, and Polgara the Sorceress by David Eddings and Leigh Eddings
Books finished: 2, The Confidence Men and We Are at War
Time reading: ~2 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: ~2 hours + listening to audiobook
Books read from: Longbourn by Jo Baker (audiobook), The Confidence Men by Margalit Fox, We Are at War by Simon Garfield, and Polgara the Sorceress by David Eddings and Leigh Eddings
Books finished: 2, The Confidence Men and We Are at War
Time reading: ~2 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: ~2 hours + listening to audiobook
9nrmay
I’m in this weekend.
Book: almost done with The Appeal by Janice Hallett
At the bookstore today l bought a couple books for gifts - Killers of the Flower Moon and The Wager: a Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder.
Dinner at a fancy vegan place with our son and daughter-law.
Book: almost done with The Appeal by Janice Hallett
At the bookstore today l bought a couple books for gifts - Killers of the Flower Moon and The Wager: a Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder.
Dinner at a fancy vegan place with our son and daughter-law.
10lottpoet
Friday evening
Books read from: Colors of Nature ed. Alison H. Deming, Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin, Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 3.25 hrs.
Food: Siete nacho chips, Bobo's PB&J bar, banana, hibiscus coconut tea
Non-book activities: played Knitten, worked on my novel longhand
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 3.25 hrs.
Books read from: Colors of Nature ed. Alison H. Deming, Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin, Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 3.25 hrs.
Food: Siete nacho chips, Bobo's PB&J bar, banana, hibiscus coconut tea
Non-book activities: played Knitten, worked on my novel longhand
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 3.25 hrs.
11lottpoet
Saturday
Books read from: Colors of Nature ed. Alison H. Deming, Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin, Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Books finished: The Guest List
Time reading: 4.0 hrs.
Food: Siete nacho chips, Bob's peanut butter bar, lavender tea, Dr. Bronner's salted almond chocolate, pulled pork, banana, Soul Grain Neutral Nelly granola
Non-book activities: played Knitten, worked on my novel longhand, decorated ugly sweater cookies with my sister and nephew, watched Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: 7.25 hrs.
Books read from: Colors of Nature ed. Alison H. Deming, Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin, Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Books finished: The Guest List
Time reading: 4.0 hrs.
Food: Siete nacho chips, Bob's peanut butter bar, lavender tea, Dr. Bronner's salted almond chocolate, pulled pork, banana, Soul Grain Neutral Nelly granola
Non-book activities: played Knitten, worked on my novel longhand, decorated ugly sweater cookies with my sister and nephew, watched Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: 7.25 hrs.
12alcottacre
Saturday Night Update:
Books read from: Polgara the Sorceress by David Eddings and Leigh Eddings, One Day in December by Josie Silver - DNF, and The Beautiful Dead by Belinda Bauer
Books finished: 1, The Beautiful Dead
Time reading: ~3.75 hours
Total books finished: 3
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: ~5.75 hours + listening to audiobook
Mad that I spent time Saturday on a book that I will not finish! Life is too short for that nonsense.
Books read from: Polgara the Sorceress by David Eddings and Leigh Eddings, One Day in December by Josie Silver - DNF, and The Beautiful Dead by Belinda Bauer
Books finished: 1, The Beautiful Dead
Time reading: ~3.75 hours
Total books finished: 3
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: ~5.75 hours + listening to audiobook
Mad that I spent time Saturday on a book that I will not finish! Life is too short for that nonsense.
13nrmay
Sunday morning
Books
Finished The Appeal by Hallett 😕
and numerous kids’ books.
Started Thrush Green by Miss Read
Bought more books for gifts.
Other activity:
played with granddaughters,
watched episodes of THE CROWN.
Breakfast: cream of wheat, apple, peanut butter, coffee.
Cool, light rain in California.
Books
Finished The Appeal by Hallett 😕
and numerous kids’ books.
Started Thrush Green by Miss Read
Bought more books for gifts.
Other activity:
played with granddaughters,
watched episodes of THE CROWN.
Breakfast: cream of wheat, apple, peanut butter, coffee.
Cool, light rain in California.
14ChrisG1
Weekend Summary:
Books read from: Darknesses by L.E. Modesitt
Books finished: Same
Pages read: 300-ish
Non-reading activities: 2 separate family holiday gatherings with gifts exchanged. My 2 year old granddaughter made out like a bandit.
Books read from: Darknesses by L.E. Modesitt
Books finished: Same
Pages read: 300-ish
Non-reading activities: 2 separate family holiday gatherings with gifts exchanged. My 2 year old granddaughter made out like a bandit.
15alcottacre
Sunday Night Update:
Books read from: Polgara the Sorceress by David Eddings and Leigh Eddings, Hill Women by Cassie Chambers, and The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng.
Books finished: 0
Time reading: ~2.1 hours
Total books finished: 3
Total read from: 8
Total time reading: ~7.85 hours + listening to audiobook
I did not get in nearly as much reading as I wanted to this weekend!
Books read from: Polgara the Sorceress by David Eddings and Leigh Eddings, Hill Women by Cassie Chambers, and The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng.
Books finished: 0
Time reading: ~2.1 hours
Total books finished: 3
Total read from: 8
Total time reading: ~7.85 hours + listening to audiobook
I did not get in nearly as much reading as I wanted to this weekend!
16lottpoet
Sundday
Books read from: Colors of Nature ed. Alison H. Deming, Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin, Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs
Books finished: Go Tell It on the Mountain
Time reading: 3.5 hrs.
Food: Siete nacho chips, Bobo's PB&J round, orange lemonade tea, Dr. Bronner's salted almond butter chocolate, banana, Soul Grain Neutral banana pudding granola, barbecue potato chips, Bob's chocolate chip bar
Non-book activities: played Knitten, worked on my novel longhand, visited my Mom and did tech support while I was there, watched Christmas specials on dvd
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 5
Total time reading: 10.75 hrs.
Continued reading into Monday.
Books read from: Colors of Nature ed. Alison H. Deming, Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin, Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs
Books finished: Go Tell It on the Mountain
Time reading: 3.5 hrs.
Food: Siete nacho chips, Bobo's PB&J round, orange lemonade tea, Dr. Bronner's salted almond butter chocolate, banana, Soul Grain Neutral banana pudding granola, barbecue potato chips, Bob's chocolate chip bar
Non-book activities: played Knitten, worked on my novel longhand, visited my Mom and did tech support while I was there, watched Christmas specials on dvd
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 5
Total time reading: 10.75 hrs.
Continued reading into Monday.
